The school run has long been a pragmatic catwalk; a fashion collection inspired by lateness and tiredness but still an interesting barometer of what feels acceptable in front of the judgy gaze of a front row of parents.
Akshata Murty, wife of Rishi Sunak, made the papers for wearing slippers to take her daughters to school. This was not an absentminded mistake on the way out the door: Murty’s slippers came with chain-detailing, shearling and a £570 price tag from JW Anderson, the designer who recently outfitted Rihanna for her Super Bowl performance.
